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A man was injured during a shootout with EMPD agents.
- Officers from the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department were accosted by three men in Katlehong during the early hours of Thursday.
- One suspect was injured in a shooting and arrested, while the other two managed to flee.
- Officers recovered an illegal firearm and a stolen vehicle.
After a shooting with three men early Thursday morning, which left one of the suspects injured, agents from the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) recovered a stolen vehicle and a 9mm pistol.
EMPD spokesman Kobeli Mokheseng said subway police officers approached three suspect men standing next to two motor vehicles at the corner of Zoro and Sponono streets in Katlehong, Extension 2.
The men then opened fire on the police before fleeing on foot in different directions.
“EMPD officers retaliated and during the exchange of gunfire, a suspect in his 30s was shot and injured,” Mokheseng said.
The other two men escaped.
According to Mokheseng, one of the vehicles at the crime scene was a brown Opel Corsa bakkie, which was reported stolen earlier in the evening, and the VW Golf parked next to it was allegedly the getaway vehicle used.
“Both motorized vehicles were impounded and taken to Van Ryn’s Deep [Benoni police yard] for safekeeping “.
“One of the 9mm pistols, which was used by the criminals, was discovered with an empty magazine next to the wounded suspect.”
The suspect has been charged with attempted murder, possession of an unlicensed firearm with ammunition, and possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
He is expected to appear in court as soon as he is released from the hospital, where he is under police surveillance.
– Compiled by Alex Mitchley
